Popular games published by company The Software Toolworks

Mario's Time Machine is an edutainment title and the successor of Mario is Missing! The game is meant to teach younger players basic world history and is the last Mario Discovery Series game before discontinuation. This game and Hotel Mario are the only games in the Mario franchise in which Mario as a protagonist has full lines of dialogue. The objective of the game is to return the historical artifacts to their proper time periods thanks to the central hub. As soon as you enter a certain time period you need to explore and interact with various residents of the area in order to get more information about the artifact, the period itself and the person connected to it.

Mario Is Missing! is an educational game and the first game where Luigi is the main protagonist with Mario in a supporting role. The main gameplay consists of moving around a city in side-scrolling manner while jumping on Koopas to collect stolen artifacts. Luigi then must secure the city by taking these artifacts to their respective locations and correctly answering two questions about the landmark.The computer version is a point-and-click adventure game, while the NES and SNES versions have more of an emphasis on platforming.

Play Cribbage like a King! First played by Kings and Queens in the 1600's, Cribbage is one of the world's oldest and most popular card games. Now, the creators of the award-winning Chessmaster 2100 and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing bring you the challenge and mastery of Cribbage in... Cribbage King. Whether you're already a Cribbage master or just beginning, Cribbage King is the game for you. With Cribbage King, you'll play against the strongest computerized Cribbage engine in the world. Seven Artificial Intelligence computer personalities- each with his or her own unique playing style- await you. You can even ask them for hints! (Receive answers in easy, conversational English.) Cribbage King has gorgeous, full-color, high-resolution graphics. Special Bicycle card designs are also included! Easy-to-use, menu-driven features and context-sensitive help create a game fit for a King. Play Gin like a Master! Gin King will astound you. Gin King brings you the fascination of playing one of the world's most popular card games: challenging play, great graphics and a real sense of fun. Gin King's brilliance comes from the Artificial Intelligence labs that created the best-selling Chessmaster 2100 and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. Powered by the most advanced algorithms available, Gin King employs modern play techniques and sophisticated probability analysis. Adding to the sense of realism are stunning full-color, high-resolution graphics incorporating traditional Bicycle card designs. Gin King even lets you choose your opponents from seven computer personalities. They can play against you or give you hints (based on their different strengths and weaknesses!). Context-sensitive help and easy-to-use, menu-driven features satisfy the most demanding Gin enthusiast. With Gin King, you get the royal treatment!

The Brain follows the same premise as its predecessor Life & Death, wherein the player controls an up-and-coming surgeon who must perform simulated surgery on patients with varying problems. The sequel focuses on the brain, whereas the first game focused on the abdomen.

The game is divided into 5 different sections focusing on baby animals, animal facts, animal habitats, information on the San Diego Zoo itself and all about saving endangered animals from extinction. The content consists of several video clips, audio, photos and articles.

Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers is an educational Mario game that taught numbers and basic geometry to children. The game takes place on a set of islands to which Mario and Princess Peach sail. The player can click one of the islands to enter, after which the player sees Luigi asleep. Once the player clicks him, various activities must be performed to learn. Activities include counting objects, identifying shapes, comparing sizes, and sorting.

An interactive almanac game released for the 3DO. Developed by The Software Toolworks.

Star Wars Chess is a chess game where the pieces are characters from the Star Wars universe. When pieces are taken, an animated battle is shown, much like in Battle Chess.

This compilation includes five Software Toolworks games in one disc : .- Beyond The Black Hole .- Bruce Lee Lives: The fall of Hong Kong Palace .- The Chessmaster 2000 .- Life & Death .- Gin King / Cribbage King

Mario's Early Years: Fun With Letters is a collection of letter-related activities for kids ages 3 to 6. Playing with either Mario or Princess Toadstool, you select from 10 different activity worlds each filled with different activities that range from letter recognition to sentence fill-in, letter-sound recognition, vowel recognition, etc. Each activity can be played in either Discovery mode, where you are free to do what you wish, or in Learning mode, where Luigi guides you through the activities.

Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun is an educational developed for children under six years of age. The game is set around a group of islands, where each island teaches a different subject to the players. Part of the Mario's Early Years educational series, Preschool Fun is different from the others because it doesn't specialize in a specific subject. Instead, it teaches about the body, shapes, animal noises, counting, opposites, and colors. However, several of the activities share the common theme of following instructions. This was the last of three educational games to be released.

Virtual Television has given us a chance to do the things that we can't make real in everyday life: Race through 14 great tracks in 5 different environments in a totally virtual place where you can kill each other quite easily with sidekicks or guns. In every track you will see some symbols that can make your car speed up, slow up or even blow up, like your mega-host Lance Boyle says, "Who knows; who cares!" Everything you see in MegaRace is virtual and no one really dies there. So have fun!

Thunder in Paradise was an unreleased game based on the TV series featuring Hulk Hogan. It was in development by Software Toolworks.

Mario's Mission Earth was a cancelled third installment of the SNES educational games that would've followed a similar formula to Mario is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine, with the main focus being set on the solar system. Nothing is known about the project apart from a mention on the resume of Mark Knight, the composer for the SNES versions of Mario is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine.

First we took The Chessmaster 2000 and added 10 man-years of work by our programmers and graphic artists... Then we supercharged its brain with the latest, most powerful, chess-playing technology direct from the laboratories of Fidelity Electronics - the foremost manufacturer of dedicated chess computers - developers of the world's Only USCF Certified Master-Rated (2325) Chess Program!!! The resulting triumph contains every feature that skyrocketed "2000" to the top of the charts! Stunning 2-D and 3-D graphics, a mammoth opening library (now expanded to over 150,000 positions), "Hint", "Teaching" and "Show Best Variation" modes, and levels and styles of play from "Newcomer" to "Grandmaster". Plus...The Chessmaster 2100 boasts even stronger and more varied play with unlimited game levels (from an "easier easy" to a "tougher tough")...triple the number of features, more and different Classic Games and greater in-depth analysis. The special "War Room" mode even allows you to view the Board, Move List, Captured Pieces, Clocks and The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 "Show Thinking" window all at the same time!